Since we are both reborn, of course I would choose the rich woman!

Chapter 230 Sister-in-law's Desire (gogo8k request for subscription)

Lin Qiaoyi's question this time was also very sharp, but this seemingly sharp question was also from the script.

This sharp script not only makes the interview seem more authentic, but also prevents Lin Qiaoyi's character from collapsing, and allows Lü Yao to keep the topic revolving around the word "plagiarism".

After all, it's common knowledge that penguins are "copycat ninjas".

Compared to Tencent's shameless reskinning and plagiarism, Lü Yao's launch of a MOBA mobile game is simply an act of pure innocence.

Lu Yao, equally composed, said, "The idea of ​​retaliation is utter nonsense."

As soon as he finished speaking, the live broadcast room was flooded with mocking comments: "No Kun's words [funny][funny]".

This is a common practice among netizens.

That's just how the Chinese internet is, so Lü Yao had no qualms about using them as pawns. He just glanced at the feedback in the live stream and continued, "MOBA games are a genre that has existed for a long time. After all, the classic example is the Dota series."

"Although League of Legends is the most popular MOBA game right now, it has not been made into a mobile game. Although there are MOBA-like mobile games on the market, those games completely violate the fair competition spirit of MOBA. Therefore, I think our Guang'an's new MOBA mobile game is unique, even in a class of its own when it comes to fair competition."

“Our MOBA mobile game not only has the foundation of fair competition from PC games, but also has its own unique world view, hero backstories, skill mechanics, and even some unique gameplay features in MOBA maps that are different from existing games on the market.”

Facing the camera, Lü Yao spoke eloquently: "Although there has always been a certain hierarchy of contempt between traditional PC game players and mobile game players, I believe that happiness has no distinction between cheap and noble."

"If people have money in the future, it would be great to build a PC for themselves to play various AAA games; but if players are still young and can't afford an expensive PC setup, it's perfectly fine to enjoy the fun on their phones first."

This positive statement resonated with many mobile gamers in the live stream, especially the girls who weren't familiar with PC games.

Mobile MOBA games are indeed very easy to operate, giving many girls room to play. Lv Yao even specially launched many simple and easy-to-use hero characters with cute or beautiful appearances for girls.

These hero characters have indeed attracted a lot of female players.

They can compete with male players on the same map and even deal decent damage, becoming an indispensable part of the team. In an era of awakening female power, this is very appealing.

Therefore, in this week of rapid expansion of the new MOBA mobile game, the proportion of female players in "Honor of Kings" has exceeded 35%.

Just like a bar, once a social pool of people has a lot of girls, men will swarm in like sharks smelling blood.

The Black Rose from League of Legends is also a good example.

In front of the camera, Lü Yao continued to express his values: "At the same time, we believe that the way game operators force players to spend money is not only harmful to the game itself, but also to the players. I believe that if a game is well-made, players are willing to pay for the game itself."

"Increasing daily active users and revenue by forcing players to spend money and grind is treating players like cattle, which goes against the game's original purpose."

Lu Yao made no mention of Tencent or major domestic game companies in his entire speech.

But every word and sentence is a diss against them.

The viewers in the live stream were incredibly agitated when they got to this point; they had long been fed up with the terrible operations of domestic game developers.

Lu Yao's words resonated deeply with gamers, who launched a barrage of attacks on Tencent, NetEase, Giant Interactive, and other online game companies in the live stream. Even Shanda, which had already gone bankrupt, was dragged out and vilified by gamers.

"Penguin, you idiot! I'm asking you a question! Do you think we players are cattle or horses?!"

"@Penguin, come out and take your punishment!"

"[Crying] [Crying] Players of Dou Zhan Shen are here to mourn! We were just complaining about the slow game updates, but the original team just left and replaced us with a bunch of motherless operators! Damn it!"

The various complaints in the live stream seemed to have become a massive, blood-written indictment against the penguin.

In the end, the entire live stream screen was filled with the penguin's wise sayings: —

"Penguin: How can you become stronger without spending money?"

Such a spectacular scene was naturally captured by Lü Yao's naval forces, who used it as material for their subsequent work.

Lin Qiaoyi cooperated very well with Lü Yao. After Lü Yao finished speaking, she continued to ask, "We have news that Tencent had already started a MOBA mobile game project last year, and it is being handled by two studios, Guangliang and Timi. However, according to the beta testers, the game they are making also has an out-of-game pay-to-win system. What do you think about this?"

Lu Yao spread his hands innocently and said, "How can I see it? I don't know either. I'm not a senior executive at Tencent. If I had to say, maybe Tencent isn't willing to replicate the success of its own League of Legends and wants to come up with something revolutionary and innovative."

"But our Guang'an Network Games Company is a small company. Our idea is actually very simple: to first create something decent and good. After all, in a project, completion is more important than perfection."

Lu Yao's words were sincere, but the content was somewhat sarcastic, which made the viewers in the live broadcast room burst into laughter.

"Penguin? Disruptive? How did Mr. Lü connect these two words?"

"Mr. Lü is still too witty."

At this time, someone with a good understanding of corporate management said in the live broadcast room: "Actually, the reason why Tencent is like this is related to their recent strategic transformation. All project managers value the short-term benefits of the project. As long as the revenue increases in the short term, they have the capital for promotion."

However, such rational remarks were quickly drowned out by the emotional comments from netizens.

Netizens have no interest in knowing the hardships your company is going through. They only know that the products you create are a scam, and even the users of your products have become idiots.

Who's going to put up with you now?

As for your company's predicament, that's a management problem within Tencent itself. What does it have to do with us users? Why are you shifting the blame to the users and expecting them to understand you?

That concludes the interview. Lin Qiaoyi then asked some questions about Guang'an's future development. Lü Yao frankly stated that they currently have five game projects under intensive development, giving players something to look forward to.

The interview concluded successfully after more than forty minutes.

After the cameras were turned off, Lin Qiaoyi couldn't help but let out a long sigh of relief.

After standing up, Lü Yao said, "Let's go sit over there."

After the interview, the lighting, coordination, and photographers all needed to pack up their equipment. Lü Yao also had some follow-up questions to ask Lin Qiaoyi, so he led Lin Qiaoyi to sit down next door and chat for a while.

After personally brewing Lin Qiaoyi a cup of tea, Lü Yao got straight to the point and asked, "After this interview, what are the follow-up plans from Xinwang News?"

Lin Qiaoyi immediately said, "After we get back, we will put the original interview online, and we will also publish the text version of the interview on our Xinwang News website and major media platforms for promotion. If you need it, we can also arrange it for you in traditional print media."

It's just that traditional print media are not seen by many people now. Even the most traditional newspapers are now embracing the internet.

After thinking for a moment, Lü Yao said, "What's your relationship with Computerworld like? Could you ask them to write a report about it?"

Lin Qiaoyi immediately raised her eyebrows and said with a smile, "Okay, I will pass it on to our editor-in-chief."

Lin Qiaoyi had done her homework before coming. She not only learned about Lü Yao in depth, but also gained a detailed understanding of Tencent and the development of the Internet in China. She knew how fierce the Internet war that shocked the whole country five years ago was. At that time, Computerworld published a headline article, and the title of the headline article was considered the best at the time.

In order to compete with penguins, they even changed the cover image of their Weibo account.

Computerworld is a highly influential media outlet in the computer field, having witnessed almost the entire development of the internet in China. Many people born in the 1970s and 1980s are loyal users of this publication.

So when Computerworld published that cover story, Tencent's CEO, Teng, was so angry that he couldn't calm down for a long time. He sat there muttering to himself for a long time, "How could they swear? How could they swear!"

If we're talking about wildness, the early days of the internet were truly wild.

The development of the internet is actually moving backward. Lü Yao knows what the future internet will be like, so he always feels regretful whenever he thinks about it.

Lin Qiaoyi also knew what Lü Yao's purpose was.

Five years ago, Computerworld criticized the penguin. Now, Lü Yao hopes that Computerworld will criticize the penguin again. This is like killing someone's spirit.

Before she arrived, Lin Qiaoyi's boss had told her to try her best to ease tensions with Lü Yao and to agree to his requests as much as possible, so Lin Qiaoyi readily agreed.

As for what their editor-in-chief should do, that's not something she should worry about.

After this incident, Lin Qiaoyi took out her business card from her pocket and handed it to him with both hands: "President Lü, this is my business card. Our editor-in-chief has also been looking forward to having a meal with you and having a good chat."

After taking the business card, Lü Yao hesitated for two seconds before smiling and saying, "Okay, but I'll be quite busy these days. I'll try to find some time when I can."

Lin Qiaoyi was the kind of girl who matured early, and she immediately understood the meaning behind Lü Yao's words.

I'll make time depending on the situation...

That depends on how efficient they are at handling things.

Lin Qiaoyi immediately stood up: "Okay, then I'll go back and get busy."

Lu Yao got up and escorted Lin Qiaoyi and the others downstairs.

He's already set the fire going; now it's up to the penguins to react.

After returning home that day, Xinhua News Agency released the edited version of today's interview, as well as the transcribed version of the interview, on the internet during the prime time slot of 8 pm.

Xinhua News Agency is one of the official media outlets' online manifestations. It has a large following, and some of the information it releases can even be said to indicate the direction of policy. Therefore, many businessmen and people in the gray area pay attention to Xinhua News Agency.

This group of people saw that although the questions in the interview with Xinhua News Agency were sharp, the gun seemed to be pointed at Tencent from beginning to end, which made many people start to speculate whether Tencent had offended someone recently.
Why is Xinhua News Agency subtly pointing its guns at Tencent?

The main reason is that Tencent is based in Shenzhen and its investment portfolio is mostly in the internet sector. Although it is indeed very powerful in Nanshan District, Tencent is not a threat to Xinwangshe.

But it's different for Lü Yao.

The Rong family has indeed been sidelined, but Rong Nianqing has become very active in many places. In addition, many elders in the Rong family have also seen Rong Nianqing's value, so they are actively paving the way for her.

The Rong family is now basically divided into two factions.

One faction was the financial faction, which originally controlled most of the Rong family's assets, and the other faction was the industrial faction, led by Rong Nianqing.

Even on some important occasions at the highest levels, Rong Nianqing would stand up and decisively confront her own family's financial faction in power, with a very clear attitude.

Although some people suspected that this was just a show put on by some members of the Rong family, Rong Nianqing was indeed making efforts in the real economy, which pleased and impressed the bigwigs above her.

For those in power, what matters most is where you stand and what you do. Even bringing people who aren't on your side to your side is itself a demonstration of ability and achievement.

Lu Yao is a staunch member of the Rong family's industrial faction.

In the early days, Xinwangshe had offended Lü Yao. If this was not handled properly, the position of the head of Xinwangshe would be in jeopardy.

That's why the editor-in-chief of Xinhua News Agency was trying to repair his relationship with Lü Yao, even though it meant offending Tencent, a company he had absolutely no connection with.

Back then, Computerworld criticized it so harshly, but all they did was issue a public apology.

Is it that the penguins don't want to investigate further?
certainly not.

Penguins are notorious for being vengeful, but they only use their ferocity on those weaker than themselves. They will usually lift up anyone who is stronger and then gently put them down.

When it comes to being a good person, penguins are definitely top-notch.

Some outsiders guessed the purpose of Xinwang News' interview, while others did not. However, after Xinwang News, which has a wide influence, released the interview, Shangnan Guang'an and Shenzhen Penguin were immediately thrust into the spotlight.

There has been a lot of discussion about these two companies, with many netizens condemning Tencent, and even users on Baidu Tieba are discussing the matter.

After the previous disastrous failure of "Dou Zhan Shen" and the plagiarism of "Brave Legend", Tencent's reputation has once again plummeted, making Tencent's players feel very inferior.

There used to be nothing that could replace Penguin products, but things are different now.

Their social media forums feature emerging "ByteDance" products.

Even social networking devices have "Xiaomi" as an alternative.

In terms of gaming and entertainment, the option of "Shangnan Guang'an" has been added.

Five years ago, during the internet wars, Computerworld criticized Tencent. At that time, there was a lot of online discussion about Tencent, with some supporting it and others criticizing it. The two sides even seemed evenly matched.

But it was after that incident that Penguin embarked on its transformation.

Five years later, Tencent's transformation was going very smoothly. The huge capital advantage that Tencent had accumulated, coupled with the investment acumen of its CEO Liu, who came from across the strait from Shenzhen, led to Tencent's market value soaring. However, Tencent's reputation on the internet took a sharp turn for the worse.

Five years ago, some netizens said that Tencent was the number one internet company in China and the third largest in the world. Tencent, relying on its instant messaging tool QQ, provided users with a one-stop, convenient internet platform. Some netizens said that what they needed was a convenient online environment, so Tencent was an internet company worthy of respect from Chinese netizens, a company that Chinese people could be proud of.

But five years later, netizens were driven to the brink of despair by the increasingly ugly behavior of the penguin.

They only want to make money while lying down, but they don't care at all about maintaining the products that can bring them profits.

For example, they turn a blind eye to behaviors such as trolling, intentionally throwing games, smurfing, and cheating in League of Legends, and do nothing about it.

For example, Tencent's mobile games are gradually becoming more like NetEase's in terms of forcing players to grind and spend money.

Ordinary players have almost no experience with Tencent games.

Five years later, each and every incident has become a sword piercing the penguin, but this time, the voices defending the penguin online are much quieter than they were five years ago.

Five years is enough time for the users of Tencent to lose heart.

During this wave of public opinion offensive, Xiaomi's MiTalk users increased by more than three million, ByteDance's daily active users increased by about 20%, and even the number of new users of Lvyao Shangnan Guang'an's games increased by nearly 30%.

This surge in popularity is comparable to the "mass migration of King of Glory users" that Lü Yao once experienced.

When Lü Yao went abroad to study, many players were dissatisfied with Tencent's operation of Honor of Kings, especially the disgusting ELO mechanism in the game. After players discovered another MOBA mobile game, many Honor of Kings players flocked to it, directly crashing the servers of that small company.

Unfortunately, the game itself wasn't very good and only stayed popular for a little over half a month before fading into obscurity.

But it's different now.

The games at Shangnan Guang'an are full of sincerity, both in terms of game quality and operation style. Even many League of Legends PC players come here to smurf.

The Elo mechanic isn't exclusive to mobile games; it actually appeared in League of Legends much earlier.

Early League of Legends players didn't understand this disgusting mechanism. They would just find themselves facing terrible teammates or opponents whose skill level far exceeded their current rank, allowing one player to carry the game, whenever they were close to advancing.

Back then, League of Legends players simply called this "transcending tribulation," unaware that they had long been controlled by Tencent's ELO.

Guangan's MOBA mobile game will no longer deliberately mess with players' mentality. It has adopted a more robust and detailed matchmaking system. If you are a smurf, you will be quickly identified and matched with opponents of similar skill level.

The matchmaking system designed by Brother Wang will try to keep players' skill levels within a similar range.

This matching method is similar to the later information cocoon, where different types of players can always find their comfort zone.

This allows players to enjoy the game while extending their playtime.

In mobile games, there aren't many truly skilled players, especially in fair competitive games like this. Low-level players are the foundation of the game. A skilled player might get very tired after a game, but low-level players are bad in their own unique ways, so they can actually have a more enjoyable and chaotic battle in the game.

Basically, the operating philosophy of these novice players is—tap wherever it lights up.

Why would you bring in some expert players who are good at "fishing" (a Chinese slang term for in-game currency) to carry these players to victory?

Why don't you just let them happily grind alongside newbie opponents and get a nice rank badge?
As for the sense of superiority among high-level players...

Lü Yao directly copied the later King of Glory peak match into it.

If you're really good, go test your skills in the Peak Tournament. The Peak Tournament is also a training camp for the game's official professional players.

Most of the newbie players who manage to climb the ranks don't actually go to play in the peak tournament. Even if they do occasionally play a couple of matches, they'll quickly get crushed by weaker players and be forced to quit, then continue to slack off in the newbie pool.

There aren't actually many people who take playing games too seriously.

This mechanism satisfies both the desire of skilled players to show off and the entertainment needs of ordinary players. As for players who just want to bully newbies... this group of players is even smaller, and their mentality is often distorted, and they usually don't have much spending power.

They belong to the player group that was abandoned by Lü Yao and his group.

This complex matchmaking algorithm is the true core competitiveness of the new MOBA mobile game.

Even if Tencent releases a mobile game of similar quality later, they will definitely still incorporate this evil ELO mechanism into their operations in order to compete for the game market.

Lu Yao had been waiting for this move.

Although the interview released by Xinhua News Agency sparked online discussion, Xinhua News Agency's firepower was not fierce enough.

Two days later, Computerworld fired back at the magazine after a five-year hiatus.

This time, their cover story is different from the penguin with three knives stuck in its body five years ago. This time, it's a chubby penguin wearing a scarf, holding two bloody kitchen knives.

This time, Computerworld's headline is: "Five Years Later, Has Penguin Become Better?"

The opening question, paired with a penguin carrying a blood-stained cleaver, creates a powerful effect!

Despite the seemingly puzzling title, the entire article is filled with accusations against penguins!

They accuse Tencent of becoming an internet octopus, wanting to invest in every company and get involved in everything. As it grows larger and more profitable, its innovative capabilities are disappearing.

While his innovative abilities have disappeared, his old bad habits have not.

When faced with rising stars, they immediately launched a wave of plagiarism attacks.

Computerworld posed a resounding question: "Penguin, what exactly are you trying to do?"

Then the computer world listed the penguins that were killed or absorbed by the penguins in the past five years, and how the penguins wanted to have a say in everything people did, from clothing and food to housing and transportation!

Finally, the computer world posed a weighty question—

"Penguin, are you trying to create a monopoly?"

The last article in Computerworld was truly scathing, especially the word "monopoly," which struck a nerve with Tencent and many netizens.

It was only after Computerworld pointed this out that netizens suddenly realized—yes, they seem to have the shadow of Tencent in every aspect. Could it be that Tencent also wants to emulate the tycoons in some places and create a monopoly?
Immediately, netizens were outraged.

Even the atmosphere inside the penguin has become somewhat tense.

Is it engaging in domestic monopoly?

That's like an old man eating poison—he's tired of living.

Immediately, major online media platforms flocked to Penguin, wanting to invite Penguin to respond and hoping to obtain first-hand information.

But Tencent has remained silent and has never given a response.

Seeing the shift in online sentiment, Lü Yao couldn't help but marvel at the ruthlessness of Computerworld's article. The word "monopoly" had completely strangled Tencent's lifeline. Unlike the direct attack five years ago, this question, devoid of profanity, sent chills down Tencent's spine.

Computerworld's firepower has become more restrained yet more seasoned compared to five years ago.

Lu Yao was very satisfied with the public opinion effect of this event. Lin Qiaoyi also sent Lu Yao a message: "Are you free to have dinner together later? Our editor-in-chief has a gift for you."

Actually, it wouldn't be good to meet with the editor-in-chief of Xinhua News Agency at this critical juncture, but since the editor-in-chief had helped so much, it would be inappropriate for Lü Yao not to go and meet him.

So Lü Yao went directly to the underground parking garage, changed into a cheap Honda, and drove away from the company building.

As Lü Yao's fame grew, paparazzi started staking out his company building to take pictures. However, the building was part of the Shangnan local business district, and Zhu Junyan and his team were the owners. So they sealed off the inside and outside of the company, and no one could get in without a pass and access control.

Some paparazzi who were staking out the area could only loiter outside. To deal with the paparazzi, Lü Yao specially bought a batch of cheap cars and parked them in the parking lot.

There are many companies in this building, and even paparazzi outside can't distinguish every car.

With a strong sense of counter-surveillance, Lü Yao drove his secondhand Honda to the private room he had booked at the restaurant, only to find that Lin Qiaoyi was the only person in the room.

Lu Yao asked in bewilderment, "Where is your editor-in-chief?"

Lin Qiaoyi stood up and said with a smile, "Our editor-in-chief said that things have been too tense lately, and he will come to apologize to you in person in a while, but he asked me to bring the gift over first."

Lü Yao was amused.

People in academia do things that are really interesting.

Lu Yao pulled out a chair and sat down: "What about the gift?"

Lin Qiaoyi gently pulled off her shawl, and the silk shawl slipped silently off, revealing her remarkable figure and outfit.

She smiled gently and said, "I am the gift."

Lü Yao fell silent.

Isn't this a bit too blatant?

But it must be said that Lin Qiaoyi's outfit tonight was very special. She wore a halter-neck, bodycon floral dress. This kind of dress doesn't look that sexy, but it can outline her figure very well, and the bodycon effect makes her look very alluring.

Most importantly, Lin Qiaoyi's eyes and figure exude a confident, ambiguous, and alluring charm.

At this moment, Lin Qiaoyi is completely different from the capable and simple career elite she was before. The maturity she exudes makes it hard to guess her age.

The temperament she exuded was more capable and fashionable than the "earthy" style, and more mature and charming than the "pure" style. She was also understanding and considerate. This style was later called the "sister-in-law style." This style, with its inherent maternal glow, captivated one after another: Mr. Wang of AAA Building Materials, and Mr. Li, who was shrewd and capable in the business seat.

Especially for business people whose businesses are neither too big nor too small, they often lack a sense of security, making them very susceptible to being attracted to women with a strong sex drive.

For that group of people, the embrace of a woman with a strong sense of desire is the best medicine to cure all the suffering in the world.

Lu Yao is different; he likes any pretty woman except for lolis.

Lin Qiaoyi, who seemed like a completely different person, came to Lu Yao and created a contrast. The blush she had specially applied, which was barely noticeable, became her best weapon at this moment.

She sat down next to Lü Yao, one hand on the seat, her chin resting on her smooth shoulder as she stared at him. Her hesitant gaze, combined with the smooth, silky texture of her eyes, was a masterful display of her charm.

Having seen her capable and simple side, Lü Yao was more attracted to the contrast between her past and present appearance.

Lu Yao let out a soft sigh and said with a smile, "How about we eat first?"

Lin Qiaoyi stood up with her eyes as clear as water, and sat down on the table with a light step: "Okay."

Lu Yao loosened his tie, thinking to himself that this woman was indeed very different and quite capable!
If the other party is so brazen, and Lü Yao still doesn't start eating, he would truly be worse than a beast.

However, Lü Yao is also very particular about the food he eats.

As the saying goes, one should not be too particular about the fineness of food or the delicacy of its preparation. Lü Yao likes to slowly prepare food, and he even enjoys the process of cooking fried rice on occasion.

Take kneading dough, for example; it requires a good grasp of the dough and the right amount of force.

Although Lin Qiaoyi was now at the table, she was not yet a dish prepared by Lü Yao himself. So Lü Yao used his culinary skills to slowly prepare her dish, heating oil in a wok, simmering it over low heat until flavorful, and then cooking it all at once before turning up the heat.

Anyone who has cooked in the kitchen during the summer knows that the smoke, heat, and humidity make it very easy to break out in a sweat.

But for the head chef, the mess on the stove is not important; what matters most is the final dish served.

Her mind was blank at that moment.

Just like the cutting board that is emptied after the whole dish is cooked.

After a long while, Lin Qiaoyi finally sat up, her gaze, which was both open and ambiguous, slid to Lü Yao. She said with a half-smile, "You don't even know how to care for people."

Lu Yao chuckled: "I'm not very good at being tender to women, but I'm quite good at making women dote on me."

(End of this chapter)